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Aubrey Cohen

Boeing has completed an important review of its KC-46 aerial-refueling tanker program with the U.S. Air Force, the company announced Wednesday. Integrated Baseline Review, completed Aug. 24 at Boeing program headquarters in Mukilteo, Wash., “validated the program’s technical scope and finalized key milestones for the design and development phase” of the tanker, Boeing said.
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Looking for a new coffee table? How about this one, made from a Lycoming R680 nine-cylinder radial engine taken out of a U.S. Army Boeing Stearman PT-13. London’s Decoratum acquired the engine from the Canadian Museum of Flight, in Langley, B.C., and turned it into a table. It could be yours for 19,750 pounds, which […]
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Avianca has ordered four Airbus A330-200 Freighters for operation by cargo subsidiary Tampa, Airbus announced Tuesday. This will make Avianca the first Latin America operator to receive the A330-200 Freighter. The jets will replace Tampa’s current Boeing 767 freighters. “As an existing operator of seven A330 passenger aircraft, we are confident that these new A330 […]
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Airbus has flown the first A350 XWB nose section from partner Aerolia, in Meaulte, France, to its site in Saint Nazaire, the European plane maker announced Tuesday. The nose section consists of three main sub-assemblies: the cockpit and the upper and lower forward fuselage parts, which incorporate door one and the nose landing gear bay. […]
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Russia’s UTair Aviation has finalized its previously announced order for 40 Boeing 737s, Boeing announced Tuesday. The order consists of seven 737-900ERs and 33 737-800s and is worth $3.8 billion at list prices, although airlines get substantial discounts. Read more aerospace news. Visit seattlepi.com’s home page for more Seattle news.
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